The applicability of succession models from temperate and tropical wet forests to threatened
seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) is questioned. Plant phenology affects ecosystem …

Aims Understanding succession in tropical forest is an important aspect of vegetation
science, but to date, successional processes in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) have …

Tropical dry forests represent nearly half the tropical forests in the world and are the
ecosystems registering the greatest deterioration from the anthropogenic exploitation of the …

Tropical forests are globally important for biodiversity conservation and climate change
mitigation but are being converted to other land uses. Conversion of seasonally dry tropical …

The timing, duration, magnitude and synchronicity of plant life cycles are fundamental
aspects of community dynamics and ecosystem functioning, and information on …

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are forest formations that occur in regions with two marked
seasons (dry and wet) and are characterized by some degree of foliar deciduousness …

Old field secondary succession of tropical dry forests (TDFs) is poorly understood,
particularly regarding the dynamics of seedlings, saplings, and sprouts (regenerative …

Microclimatic conditions change dramatically as forests age and impose strong filters on
community assembly during succession. Light availability is the most limiting environmental …

Understanding tropical forest succession is critical for the development of tropical forest
conservation strategies worldwide, given that tropical secondary forests can be considered …

Regeneration dynamics in tropical forests are driven by many abiotic and biotic factors,
including light availability, litter depth, and density‐dependent interactions with enemies …